some sample command-line usages of tf.exe
A customer had asked about how to do some specific operations with the command-line. Our own DougN responded, and I wanted to include his examples here for others.
Baseless merging from one branch to another:
tf merge /recursive /baseless $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch
Generate a list of labels that start with the text “Release”:
tf labels Release*
Generate a list of labels that start with the text “Release” and what files are in those labels:
tf labels /format:detailed Release*
Show the branch ancestry of a folder called $/TeamProject/Branch
tf branches $/TeamProject/Branch
Show a list of changesets that need to be merged between two branches
tf merge /candidate /recursive $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch
Show a list of changesets that have already been merged between two branches
tf merges /recursive $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch
Show a list of files that would be effected in a given merge operation
tf merge /preview /recursive $/TeamProject/SourceBranch $/TeamProject/TargetBranch
Show a list of changesets and included files that have been checked in since changeset 5000 under $/TeamProject:
tf history /format:detailed /recursive /version:5000~T $/TeamProject
